【正文】 an encouraging act of cheering somebody up B. boost v. make someone feel more confident and less worried 7) A. note n. a short, usually informal, letter B. noted v. notice or pay careful attention to something 8) A. signed v. write your signature on a letter or document to show that you wrote it, agreed with it B. sign n. gesture used to express one’s meaning, idea, etc. 9) A. totaled v. e to a certain amount B. total n. the whole amount 10) A. stuffed v. fill something with a substance B. stuff n. substance or material 11) A. count n. the number that is reached when something is being counted B. count v. be important 12) A. last v. manage to remain in the same situation B. last n. the remaining part of something 13) A. plimented v. express praise or admiration of somebody B. pliment n. an expression of praise, admiration, approval, etc. 14) A. flood n. a large number or amount B. flooding v. arrive in large numbers 15) A. contact n. munication with a person, organization, country, etc. B. contact v. reach (someone) by message, telephone, etc.3. 1) thrives 2) strategy 3) annual 4) deserve 5) spontaneous 6) sincere 7) investments 8) enterprise 9) follow up 10) characterized 11) lingered 12) acknowledged 4. column: 1) D 2) A 3) B 4) C tough: 1) D 2) B 3) E 4) F 5) C 6) A5.1) A. plementary B. plimentary C. plimentaryplimentary: 1) expressing admiration, praise, etc. 2) given free of chargeplementary: making something plete or perfect。即使你的贊美之詞稍稍超前了一點也沒關(guān)系，記住，夢想的實現(xiàn)往往孕育于期望之中。16 當(dāng)你非得到處找寫信用品時，寫出來的東西就難以自然，因此我總是把紙、信封和郵票放在手邊，甚至在旅行時也是如此。12 １）真誠 (sincere)。甚至這些人也開始學(xué)習(xí)寫便箋去鼓舞人心，且從中獲益匪淺。7 當(dāng)然打電話的缺點是：說過的話留不住。去年他去世了，享年75歲。2 打開來信，我看到了下面的話：“關(guān)于老虎隊的述評很不錯，再接再厲。”當(dāng)然，這個解釋并沒有糾正她的第一句話，反而使這個笑話的雙重含義變得更加好笑。是什么呀？”出謎語的人回答：“是報紙。11 雙關(guān)語是一種更微妙的俏皮話?！蔽覀冎郎狭四昙o(jì)的人往往耳背，因此會把Wembley（溫布利）聽成了Wednesday（星期三），把Thursday（星期四）聽成了thirsty（渴了），這樣一來就為第三位老人的妙語做好了鋪墊。8 中國的相聲是一種特殊的滑稽劇。它語言簡單、直截了當(dāng)，常常以取笑他人為樂?！? 典型的笑話或幽默故事由明顯的三部分構(gòu)成。一個真正有幽默感的人不僅受人喜愛，而且在任何聚會上也往往是人們注意的焦點。我還認(rèn)真地思考過一些滑稽有趣的故事。這些學(xué)生文化差異很大，有來自拉丁美洲的，也有來自中國的。一個缺乏幽默感的人不可能成為一群人中最受歡迎的人。外祖母從椅子上一起來，布利茨恩就迅速跳上那椅子，從它那閃亮的棕色眼睛里掠過一絲拉布拉多式的微笑，無疑是在說：“啊哈，你又上了我的當(dāng)。7 “滑稽劇”是最明顯的幽默。由于這是一個經(jīng)典笑話，觀眾都知道要說什么，而且因為大家對這個笑話很熟悉而更加珍愛它。”“我也是，”第三位說道，“讓我們下車喝杯啤酒吧。人們喜愛這些有趣的故事，因為它們貼近現(xiàn)實生活，而且里面那些出人意料的妙語十分有趣。一個人問：“什么東西整個兒是黑的、白的和紅的？”另外一個人通常猜不出來，于是問道：“我不猜了?！甭牭叫β?，她意識到她沒有把意思表達(dá)清楚，于是補充說：“我的意思是不能再在我們的鼻子下面發(fā)生接吻這樣的事了。因此，一天早晨放在我桌上的一封來信把我吸引住了?！? 因此毫不奇怪，他的朋友圈子就像附近的伊利湖那么大。還有，寫也要花時間，遠(yuǎn)不如打電話方便。9 那些通常做作的公司高層經(jīng)理們，其領(lǐng)導(dǎo)作風(fēng)只能被形容為強硬、冷漠、脫離群眾。寫這種便箋的高手都具有我所謂的 “４S”技巧。這使得便箋充滿了生氣，洋溢著熱情，并使讀者的心靈長久地感受這種生氣和熱情。像“最了不起的”、“最聰明的”、“最漂亮的”這種最高級的表達(dá)法——使大家都感到高興。 enjoy as much as you can 4) A. treasure v. treat something as being very special, important, or valuable B. treasure n. a store of gold, silver, jewels, etc. 5) A. credited v. consider … as having achieved something or being the reason for it B. credit n. trust。另一些跟性別有關(guān)的具體舉止是無意識地或間接地學(xué)會的，因為文化為女孩子和男孩子提供的形象、向往的目標(biāo)以及成人的榜樣各不相同。近年來，在法學(xué)院和醫(yī)學(xué)院的課堂上也發(fā)現(xiàn)了類似的情況：與男生相比女生處于次要的地位。然而這些特征是文化造成的，而非遺傳的原因。教育過程占據(jù)了孩子除睡眠以外的大部分時間，社會則通過這一過程加強了它固有的價值觀，并按其傳統(tǒng)的、期望的模式造就了不同性別的人。最后德魯只好利用自己的時間改進了這種膠帶。一個人智力高并不意味著他必然能創(chuàng)造性地發(fā)揮才智。比如，教師不再簡單地問學(xué)生哥倫布何時發(fā)現(xiàn)了新大陸，他們可能讓學(xué)生思考如果哥倫布首先到達(dá)的不是加勒比地區(qū)而是紐約，情況會是如何。如果遇到合適的問題，家長可以就該問題征求孩子的意見，讓他們參與決策。要創(chuàng)造往往也得如此。Reading Comprehension1. 1) Introduction(para 1) It is introduced in the article how teachers and parents can encourage creativity in children. 2) An important strategy for parents and teachers to follow (para. 23) A. The strategy: To encourage children to spend time thinking and developing new ideas. B. The significance for adopting the strategy: If children can be taught to think creatively, they will be better able to function in tomorrow’s society. 3) The definition of creativity (para. 45) A. Who successful students and adults are: Those who can find a number of ways to approach problems. B. What creative people can do: They can use what they have to produce original ideas that are good for something. 4) A big problem in school (para. 6) The problem: Children can obtain and give back information, but can’t figure out ways to apply what they know in new situations. 5) A new approach to teaching (para 7) A. The approach: Combining the basics with the activities where students must use their imaginations. B. How to do so: By asking questions and meanwhile praising their ideas and new thoughts. C. How to facilitate the process: To create an atmosphere in which there is no risk in being creative a place where wild ideas are honored and valued, never scorned or dismissed. 6) Things parents can do at home to encourage creativity (para. 810) A. To involve children in decision making. B. To help children to understand the consequences of various decisions. C. To encourage them to talk out loud about things they are doing. The reason for doing so: Talking out loud improves language skills and thinking skills. D. To show a sense of humor. The reason for doing so: Children can see creativity in its purest form. E. To give children choices from their earliest age. Examples: a. When they are very young, let them choose between two food items for lunch. b. B. When they grow older, let them decide how to use their time or spend their money 2 understanding specific information TFFTTFFT Vocabulary1. 1) confused, confusion 2) intelligence, intelligent 3) humorous, humor 4) strategy, strategic 5) motivated, motivation 6) bination, bined 7) creation, creative 8) pursuit, pursuing 9) multiplication, multiply 10) employ, employment2. 1) perfected 2) approaching 3) value 4) funct